Yanbian Martyrs' Cemetery

　　The Yanbian Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery is situated on the Western Hill northwest of Yanji City, west of the Yanji River and north of People's Park. In February 1992, following research by the prefectural Party committee and government and approval from the provincial Party committee and government, it was expanded and renovated on the foundation of the Yanji City Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 24, 1992, and the main construction was largely completed by November 30. With a total investment of 16.99 million yuan, the cemetery covers an area of 36,294 square meters and has a built-up area of 6,165 square meters. Structures within the park include a memorial archway, the Revolutionary Martyrs Monument, large-scale sculptures, the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Hall, the Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery area, and the Revolutionary Cadres Columbarium. The overall architectural layout is rigorous, grand in scale, and well arranged, fully showcasing ethnic characteristics. Since 1995, the Yanbian Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery has been designated by the State Council as a “National Key Protected Memorial Building”; recognized by the Central Propaganda Department as a “National Patriotic Education Demonstration Base”; named a “Patriotic Education Base” by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Jilin Province, Yanbian Prefecture, and Yanji City; designated a “National Unity and Progress Education Base” by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission; named a “Jilin Provincial CPC History Education Base” by the Jilin Provincial Party Committee; recognized as a “Jilin Provincial Youth Education Base” by the Jilin Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department and the Jilin Provincial Communist Youth League Committee; titled a “Jilin Provincial Minors’ Ideological and Moral Education Demonstration Base” by the Jilin Provincial Spiritual Civilization Construction Guidance Committee; named a “Yanbian Prefecture CPC History Education Base” by the Yanbian Prefecture Party Committee; designated a “Yanji City CPC History Education Base” by the Yanji City Party Committee; awarded the title of “Seventh Batch of Provincial Model Units for Government Archives Work” by the Jilin Provincial Archives Bureau; recognized as a “2009 Model Unit for Professional Ethics Development” by the Jilin Provincial Department of Civil Affairs; and honored as a “Fifteenth Model Collective for National Unity and Progress Education in Yanji City” by the Yanji City Party Committee, among other honors.

　　Address: No. 8, Yanji Street, Gongyuan Road, Yanji City, Jilin Province

　　Information source: Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China